Developer Tools app screenshots with an award or laurel
An award mark, laurel wreath or “App of the Day”. An award is someone else’s judgement of the app, shown at the moment the reader is making their own.
From the top 100 free Developer Tools apps on the US App Store, read on October 9, 2026. Screenshots are the developers’ own, shown from Apple’s servers with a link to each app.
The numbers
6 of the 507 Developer Tools screenshots read (1%) do this, across 5 of the top 100 apps (5%). 1 of the top ten do it (10%), against 4 of the other 90 (4%): the top ten do it about as often as the rest. Of the 23 categories read so far, Developer Tools is 23rd for this. It is most common in Education (34% of apps) and least common in Developer Tools (5%).
All 6 examples from the chart.
Every one of the Developer Tools app screenshots with an award or laurel on the chart, the highest app first.
“#1 Interactive Creation Platform”
“Bluetooth Assistant”
“From Idea to App”
“Termiux”
“Privacy.\nPeriod.”
“Plan before buildiing”
Real headline examples, word for word.
The words on all 6 that carry any, as each app wrote them.
“#1 Interactive Creation Platform”
Sekai: Create · Remix · Play · #3 · screenshot 1“Bluetooth Assistant”
Multi, Device SupportBluetoothAssistant · #47 · screenshot 1“From Idea to App”
In minutes“Every retry costs, plan smart build once.”AI App Builder Architect · #54 · screenshot 1“Termiux”
Linux in your pocketTermiux · #55 · screenshot 1“Privacy.\nPeriod.”
iCloud on Demand\nNo Analytics\nNo AdsWebSSH - Sysadmin Toolbox · #97 · screenshot 2“Plan before buildiing”
AI App Builder Architect · #54 · screenshot 2
Top ten Developer Tools apps that do it.
- #3Sekai: Create · Remix · Play1 of its 6 screenshots
The same tactic in other categories.
| Category | Apps that do it | Screenshots | Top ten |
|---|---|---|---|
| Education | 34% 34 of 100 | 7% 37 of 555 | 4 of 10 |
| Graphics & Design | 33% 33 of 99 | 6% 35 of 564 | 3 of 10 |
| Health & Fitness | 28% 28 of 100 | 6% 35 of 574 | 2 of 10 |
| Reference | 26% 26 of 100 | 5% 28 of 566 | 3 of 10 |
| Productivity | 24% 24 of 99 | 5% 26 of 551 | 0 of 10 |
| Music | 20% 20 of 100 | 4% 22 of 550 | 2 of 10 |
| Utilities | 16% 16 of 100 | 3% 17 of 549 | 1 of 10 |
| Entertainment | 15% 15 of 100 | 4% 24 of 544 | 2 of 10 |
| Lifestyle | 15% 15 of 100 | 3% 15 of 556 | 1 of 10 |
| Social Networking | 15% 15 of 100 | 3% 16 of 554 | 0 of 10 |
| Finance | 14% 14 of 100 | 3% 15 of 581 | 1 of 10 |
| Photo & Video | 11% 11 of 100 | 2% 11 of 566 | 0 of 10 |
| Weather | 11% 11 of 100 | 2% 12 of 555 | 1 of 10 |
| Sports | 10% 10 of 100 | 2% 10 of 558 | 1 of 10 |
| Travel | 10% 10 of 100 | 2% 11 of 561 | 0 of 10 |
| News | 9% 9 of 98 | 2% 9 of 517 | 2 of 10 |
| Games | 8% 8 of 100 | 2% 9 of 567 | 0 of 10 |
| Navigation | 7% 7 of 99 | 1% 7 of 566 | 0 of 10 |
| Medical | 7% 7 of 100 | 2% 9 of 548 | 0 of 10 |
| Shopping | 7% 7 of 100 | 1% 7 of 562 | 1 of 10 |
| Business | 6% 6 of 100 | 1% 6 of 554 | 0 of 10 |
| Food & Drink | 6% 6 of 100 | 2% 9 of 540 | 1 of 10 |
| Developer Tools | 5% 5 of 100 | 1% 6 of 507 | 1 of 10 |
Related tactics.
Often on the same screenshot
- Illustration or mascot83% of these screenshots, against 22% of all Developer Tools screenshots
- Headline under five words100% of these screenshots, against 50% of all Developer Tools screenshots
- Plain tone100% of these screenshots, against 54% of all Developer Tools screenshots
- Arrows or callouts50% of these screenshots, against 7% of all Developer Tools screenshots
- Has a subline67% of these screenshots, against 27% of all Developer Tools screenshots
- Headline readable at thumbnail size67% of these screenshots, against 28% of all Developer Tools screenshots
More in proof
Questions, answered from the chart.
How many top Developer Tools apps have App Store screenshots with an award or laurel?
Which Developer Tools apps have App Store screenshots with an award or laurel?
Should my Developer Tools app have App Store screenshots with an award or laurel?
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